JMeter 101: Introduction

Apache JMeter is a 100% pure Java desktop application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. JMeter may be used to test performance both on static and dynamic resources . It can be used to simulate a heavy load on a server, network or object to test its strength or to analyze overall performance under different load types.

II. Why choose Apache Jmeter?

There are wide load testing tools to choose from. There are open source tools like Open STA, http_load, The Grinder, Siege including Jmeter. And commercial tools like LoadRunner, WebLoad etc. But why would we pick Jmeter from this list? Lemme help you decide…